Capt Samuel CARLETON^[1]

1753 - 1839  (86 years)

• Name	Samuel CARLETON
  Prefix	Capt
  Born	14 May 1753	Essex County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Military Event	American Revolution - Capt of Militia in his own town
  Served American Revolution?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	23 Nov 1839	Whitefield, Lincoln, Maine
  Buried	Whitefield Cemetery, Lincoln, Maine   [2]
  Person ID	I37060	Main
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Capt Moses CARLETON,   b. 13 Mar 1712, Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 29 Nov 1803, Newton, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Abigail FOLLANSBEE,   b. 25 Oct 1718,   d. 13 Nov 1813  (Age 95 years)
  Married	29 Apr 1736	Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts   [3]
  Family ID	F12858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah BARTLETT,   b. 28 Sep 1752, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 4 Nov 1848, Whitefield, Lincoln, Maine  (Age 96 years)
  Children	1. Samuel CARLETON,   b. 5 Sep 1783, Whitefield Cemetery, Lincoln, Maine ,   d. 15 May 1876, Whitefield Cemetery, Lincoln, Maine  (Age 92 years)   2. Nathaniel CARLETON,   b. 15 Jul 1785,   d. 28 Aug 1845  (Age 60 years)   3. Sarah CARLETON,   b. 23 Oct 1791,   d. 14 Jun 1879  (Age 87 years)   4. Hannah CARLETON,   b. Mar 1782,   d. 10 Jan 1857  (Age ~ 74 years)   5. Moses CARLETON,   b. 25 Jun 1787, Whitefield, Lincoln, Maine ,   d. 5 May 1850, Whitefield, Lincoln, Maine  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F12977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 May 1753 - Essex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Samuel served in the Revolutionary war. He was a captain of the militia in his own town. After the war he moved from Ipswich, MA to Whitefield, Lincoln Co., ME. They settled in a wilderness and began life by cutting the forest to make a clearing. On this location they made a house and raised their family and lived and died, Samuel at age 88, Sarah at 92.

  
  

• Sources

  [S117] CARLETON Carr, Andrue (Andrew) of Martha's Vineyard, Ma, Andrue Carleton Carr. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 70582526. [S248] Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-YHTH.